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VOLUME XXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1911. NUA1BER 38 J- D. FEATHERSTONE 1 WINS CONTEST MEDAL Ferdinand Jacobs of Clin ton Came Second. A LARGE AUDIENCE GREETED THE SPEAKERS Very Successful - ><unty Oratorical Contest was Held at the Graded School Building Friday Evening. Decision of the Judges Give Satis .'actinn to All. ? J. Douglas Featherstone, of Lau reiiSi was awarded first honor, and j James Ferdinand Jacobs of Clinton, second honor in the second annual 1 Lnurcns County Dcclaimers Contest held here in the aulitorium of the j Graded School building Friday night. The contest was held under the aus pices of the I.aureus County High School Dcclaimers Association. This association was formed following the! contest inaugurated by Superintend ent of Education Geo. L. Pitts last year. The llrst contest was found to be so successful that it was decided to make it an annual affair The winner of the first contest was Darnie Parrott, of the Cross Hill High School. The exercises were presided over by James Todd, of Laurens, president of the association, and were opened with prayer by Rev. \V. K. Thayer, pas. tor of the First Baptist church. Alter a short introduction by President Todd the first speaker of the evening. J. Douglas Featherstone, was introduced, whose subject was "Sargent S. Preu tlss on the Death of I.aFayette." The other contestants followed In alpha betical order as follows: Robert Watts Hudgens, of Mount ville High School: "Spartious to the Gladiators of Capua." James Ferdinand Jacobs, Clinton _ High School: "Hugo in Defense of His Son." Charlie Lockwood of Waterloo High I School: "Tribute to Washington." J. Wash Watts. Trlnity-Rldge High School: "Wolf at Quebc< ." Ernest White. Cray Courl-Owings High Schoo!: "The Path of History." Willie Wolff, Shiloh High Cchool: "The Making of Americans." The judges of the con! is I were Dr. J. S. Moffat, of Rrsklne College, ProY. It. I.. Wiggins of Woftord College, Prof. O. B. Cannon, of Newborr-y Col lege. Dr. Moffntt in a very appropriate and pointed little speech presented the winning contestants with the two med als which wire offered. The llrsl prize was a void medal ami the 31 < Olid was a silver medal. Dr. Moffatl con gratulated Laurens County in inaugu rating and fostering such tin associa tion and the boys who took pan in the contest, predicting that at some future time not fat distant one or more of' these hoys and possibly all would be heard from either in the pulpit, at the bar, in the stat > legislature or perhaps in the national Congress, a very picns'ng feature of the even ing was the delightful musical pro grain given by the Clinton Collcg ? or chestra. Many complements woro heard on ovory side on their excelh lit renditions, . It was a noteworthy fact that two of ^Bie parti I units in Hie dcclaimers con iJ'st Friday night were successful con testants in 1 tst year's boy.-, corn club contest ami are this year in the corn Contest again, They are .'. Wash Walts, son of lohn D W. Wall and Willie Wolff, son of George WolfT. Douglas Featherstone Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fonthorstono and will graduate 'his year from the high scliool, Ferdinand Jacobs is the son Of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand .la cobs, of Clinton, and a grandson of the venerable Dr. W I'. Jacob's. On Consulting Mr. Ernest White, Treasurer of the Association it is learned that the door receipts for the evening amounted to $72.00. Of this amount $-'0 was paid for medals, $20 for music. $11 for railroad and hotel expenses of judges. $4.25 for other minor matters including printing of programs, making the total expendi ture $55.25, The rcmnlnlng $17.(15 has been deposited by Mr. White in lh. Hank of Lau rolls lo the credit of the association W ? R< v. J. A. Martin will preach at B( (1 ver Dam Church next Sunday after noon at " o'clock, it is requested that n large audience be out to bear him. IN ANNUAL REUNION OLD SOLDIERS MET Survivors of Three Com mantis Join at Lanford. 50TH ANNIVERSARY BEGINNING OF WAR Mooting Was Hold in New School Iltiildiiur mid Assemblage uns En tertained with Speeches, Recitations and Songs, All Appropriate to the Occasion .Meet Next at Gray Court. (By O. (i T ) Survivors of Company G (the Lau rens Drlnrs) Third South Carolina; Company E, Fourteenth South Caro lina, and Company E, Third South Carolins ?attallon, met in annual re union at Lanford Saturday. April 15. This was tin- fiftieth anniversary of leaving home for "the front" of the "Briars". Capt H. P. Todd. The oth er two companies. E of the 1 Ith. Capt. Joseph X. Brown, and E of the 3rd Hat. then ('apt. M. M. Hunter, left later during the same year- -1861. Nothwithstanding unfavorable weath er conditions and sickness among some of our comrades' families, wo had a goon meeting. O. O. Thompson pre sided over the exercises of the day. There were in attendance four survi vors of the "Briars," live of Company E. 14th, and three of Company E. 3rd Bat., besides several from other com mands, among them being Row Mr. Smith, pastor of the Baptist church at Lanford, who is a survivor of Com pany K, 3rd regiment, and Ford An derson. Company A. 3rd battalion. In the afternoon, after opening with prayer led by Comrade Smith, and appropriate songs led by pupils of the school of Misses Allen and Lan ford. ami preliminary remarks by the chairman, messages of love and regret for inability to attend on account of sickness from both Col. Brown and Capt. Qrillllh, were received and read. Lieut. A. C. Owlngs was kepi away also on account of his physical con dition. These three were all commis sioned ofllcers of Company E, 11th South Carolina. The meeting passed resoL.Mons of sympathy and of rcgrol for (heir abut in e, r. hen I'oiowotl an ?ddresu l.v the Rov. Mr. Smith, the prentct part of which was devoted lo a i iview and vindication of the military record of Genoral Longstreet, it was full of interest and Instruction. "Si ivewall .Jackson's Wax" by Ml.-s All > and "The Soldier's Wife" by Slit Jessie Thompson, eliolted npplause. Aiitl the singing of "Dixie" by (ho Lanford school brought forth (ho "rob I yell." Sam Stewart gave es the "Wem! >rlng Soidier" a soup of tho sixtle . The meeting was held in t'i splen did new school building. \ mos( bountiful dinner was served a long table prepared for the occasion at the old historic ground cast i i tin' de pot that I will tall "Lanford Grove" the scene of many a rally of tho sur viving men and women of (In sixties. It was a dinner, such ne one .v 111 nev er tail to ixi't at the hands of 111 gOOil women of Lanford. Cap;. John Lfin ford had made US soi110 fine ih, Af ter the whites had been served, Cap',. Lanford made an appropriate little speech lo several colored nu n who were on (ho ground, Speaking of their loyal ami faithful conduct durinu the war. after Which they were furnl bei! dinner. in the afternoon brief memorial sei', vices Wore held in memory of those who had died since the last meeting a year ago. These were: Allen W BtirnsldO, B. W. Lanford. T. A. Mc Carley, and Joel Crisp of the "Briars": w. T. D?rroh, Bluford Putnam and G. B. Grumbles of Company 10. 1 Bh South Carolina; and It. L. Henry and F. B. Martin of Company E. 3rd battalion. Appropriate resolutions were adopted nrtd in addition personal tributes were paid to the in imory of the departed Survivors by Comrades Smith. R. .1. Stcddard, O. C Thpmpson and others. Speaking of William T. Dorroh, Com rade Thompson related how that two brothers. .lames 11. and John A. Dor rt h. members of the "Briars", had both fallen mi Marye Dili nl Fredor lokshurg, December, where almos the entire right flank of tir- i >glmont WCnl down In battle, and of a cousin, .lames W. Dorroh. Who lost his life tit the "Wilderness". After an Imprcs? Large Number of Delegates Expected. SESSIONS TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AT 8 P. IM. A Number of Well Known Ministers and Church Lenders will he Here und Will Make Addresses, All of Tin in being Open to the Public. Session Knds Sunday. The annual meeting of the Green ville DlstrkM Conference will be hold here the latter part of this week, the llrst service being held tonight at the Methodist church. Rev. G. F. KIrhy, of Plckem. will preach the opening sermon. AlMiouf.h no dollnHo program has been given out, it is understood that Dr. II. N. Soviler, of Wofford College, Dr. .1. O. Wlllaon, of Lander College, Dr. W. w. Daniel, of Columbia Female College, Mr. G. C. Hodges. of Greenwood, Rev. s A. Nettles, editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, and Rev. M. It. Kelly, Missionary Sec retary of South Carolina., will all be present and will make addresses at some of the meetings. Messrs. .1. F. Bolt. L. G. Halle. Jr., B. O. Anderson. T. C. Swltzer. R. 1!. Terry. .1. F. Tolbert, Albert Dial. U. C. ('?ray and c. R. Bishop compose the reception committee and will look al ter the entertainment of the delegates. It is expected thai about 125 dele gates will be hi attendance. CLINTON LADY DIES SUDDENLY. Mrs. Irene Ilyrd Dillurd, Widow of the I.ate James I'. Dillurd, Passed Awnj Ycstcrduj Afternoon. Clinton. April 18. While looking at her ve;j itable garden this afternoon shortly after I o'cloi k. Mrs. Irene Ilyrd Dlllnrd, widow of the late James l'. Dlllnrd, Ml and expired before help could b.urod. Tiie colored cook saw Mrs. Dillard collapse and gave the alarm. Neighbors rushed to her side; and a physician ' as. summoned I.if' was extinct, however, and tho cause of death v..- pronounced us due to heart fullui . The funeral arrange ments have not bei n : nnoiinced Mrs. Dlll.'.i'd i.-" survived by three brothers, M ?? r? W. I?. Ilyrd of Urn county. T! ( I'. Ilyrd of Ora and (he Rev. s. ('. Hyid. pr Ideal of Chleora College, C,r< i ? illc gud the foil; win-; chlldri : Mi ssrs .lohn Dillard of Au gust ri. Lnrv.v and F.llwood Dlllnrd, Misses Idle. Mary, Irene and Jessie Dlllnrd all of (his place except Miss Irene who is attending the Peahody institute, Nashville. Tenn. liie Lyric Ulee Club. The Lyric 01 ? Club Will be the at traction at the Graded School Frldnj ovenlng, Api II -'Mb. This will be tin last Lyceum attraction, bill Is reck oned as one of the b< s' Of the course . Slvo i? interim <>? "The Blue and the Gray" by Mis.? All n. wo were enter '.allied with ;<.i in',: i < ? lieg an I in ptructlvn addref . by the Rev, Mr. Jon?s of the Methodist church. Of course v, ,? never break up until we have "Richmond Is Ii Hard ttond to Travel' by Colnrade lohn Ii Jones of Fountain Inn. From the effects of wounds reo. ived tti Gettysburg, Pd> torsburg and on one or lwo other fields, he is now on ertliches, has to be helped on and off the train, but nev er falls to come, full of spirit and fun, a soldier and citizen 'that's enough. Lewis M. Cannon and lohn W Lan ford, both sur\i\ors. were elected as honorary membt rs of the organization Cray Court wo* chosen as the place anil the Saturda;- nearest the 15th of April next as the time ol the next nn , mal meeting. Lauford is ore of the places to I which these company Burvlvors have a standing invitation. Long may her good people live and prosper1 After passing a resolution of tlinnki ' to the good people of Lan ford for their splendid entertainment, the meetlne closed with "Hie sod bo the tl< Thai Hind ;" und an Invocation by Comrade Smith. The friends of Mrs. W. T. Doiroll 1 will be glad t ? learn that she is Blend I Ily improving after her painful Ue< I I dent of seme we<'.; ni o, CHARLESTON-ASHVILLE HIGHWAY TO BE BUILT Secretary McKeand of Char leston Is Interested. COLUMBIA-GREENVILLE ROAD PROBABLY USED Secretary McKeand Has started a Movement to Contract a Snml ("Inj llighwin from Charleston to A site yIIIc and Other Points and I.unions Is Included In the Scene. Ii" the plans of Sec. McKeand, of ilm Charleston Chamber of Commerce, ma ture. A moat highway will be built connecting Charleston ami Ashe. vllle and passing through Laurcns. As is already well known a movement is already on foot and has bc( n for some lime to build a toad between Qroenvllle and Columbia. This move ment on tlie part of the Charleston people will most probably give an Im petus to tliis local movement that will ' moan its completion. Alter this local roadway is built, then it can he ten dered to tho Charleston and Asheville folks as an already completed link of their highway. Tho roids between Greenville and Columbia are already in fairly good shape and are being made better ev ery week, all that is needed to make it a line thoroughfare being a little concerted worn all along the Urn at one time. As bet?re said, the plans are already on foot for this to he done and by the time that Sec. .McKeand gets the other parts of the road built it is to lie hoped that the Greenville Columbia section of it will be in readi ness to be declared "finished." The following appeared in the News & Courier Monday concerning the new highway ? "Plans for the perfecting of a State automobile road between Charleston and Ashville, N. C, are now being ar ranged by the Charleston Chamber of' Commerce ()!' course, it will be no child's play. It will mean a tremendous amount of pri limlnnry work and the co-operation of hundreds of peoplo living alone, the proposed rout- of tin new high way. It v ill afford etiles and towns throughout South Carolina a splendid opportunity of g King together and tackling a real man's Job, SoercturJ McKeand and (he members of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce cannot do the work h> ihomselyes. Ihn l'te seer taries and commercial or ganizations of the. communities situat ed within striking distance of the i re posed highway route can easily com plete the work If I hey gel together In real earnest Not only can ihej do it easily, but they can dispose of it Iii one day's nine. At least, so thinks Secretary McKeand, who Is fathering the movement, And Charleston'}- com-; inerclal. -a cretn i y ha a happv '? in ? N of convincing others oi the feasibility of many projects thai appear outland ish and absurd at lirsl sight. Ko< ti I nteresl En (lie Slate. It was doled by Secretary McKeand (hat he. had ulready tiulelly broached ! the mailer to ft number of Individual}' living In cities and towns situated way. and thai Cue Id a bad In every Instance m i with Instantaneous ; p proval ami t ympathy. The plan is to call a conf sren't ? Ol all those inter lid in (he movement at Columbia, as the mosl centrally lo cated polnl in Souih Caroina, for the purpose of completing the details for the State highway. According to the tentative! plan mapped out by Score tary McKeand. the road will run from Charleston through Cummervlllo, Hrnnchvillo, Orangehtirg, st. Matthews Columbia, and from the State Capital, ? liher via Nowborry, Clinton and l.au. rens, or via Spnrtanburg lo Greenville and from (hero to Asheville. A strong effort will be made to extend tho route along the Kreuch liiond Klver from Greenville lo Sevlerville, Tenn., and thus make Connection with (lie Ton eo state highway froth Memphis to Bristol, the plans of which are be A meet i;,!: ? , ti e l.lv StpCk AsHO , |ntIon will In ailed for the loth <>i' May to eh et ob frs end to at'I an; >:? i ho summoi mooi liifi NEWS OF THE WEEK IN TOWN OF CLINTON _ Second Presbytery of A. R. P. Church Met Friday. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE Hi ii Vote of Five to One tin- Tonn of j ('Hilton Votes for a llond Issue of > tftitnOMQ for Improvements Interest! In HiiKclmll The WmTord-kcith Mar. Huge Next Week. Clinton, April is. The second Pres bytery of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian church convened bore last Friday at II a. m., and continued' its sessions through Snturdny. About forty delegates wen' present from Florida, Ceorgla, and South Carolina. Pome very Important routine business was transacted. One candidate, Mr. W. s Patterson of Mt. Cnrmel, having oomph let t'ie requirco seminary train ing presented himself for license. Three others preached trial sermons. On Sunday all of the pulpits in town were occupied by sisiting ministers and large congregations enjoyed their sermons. Sewerage Voted. Last Tnosdny by a vote of 125 to 25 the voters of Clinton expressed their desire to issue $25,000 worth of bonds for t In? installation of a sewerage sys tem. This matter has been agitated for n long time and it will doubtless he pushed to execution as rapidly as pos sible (?railed School Auditorium The newly completed auditorium at the graded school has not been lilted with seats, but (ho trustees have giv en an order for seats to he Installed before the close of school, und the j closing exercises w ill be in id in it. It Is n beautiful room mid (ills a much- ' needed Wi nt. itaschiill Interest. Although the weather interfered with several promised games lust s> 'eh the home ley-: tried conclusions two or three tines with the strong Ander on ton.in and hold their ow n im t creditably, really out-playing Iho pro fessloiiuls In some particulars, und out scoring them. The local fans urn lUOSt i nthiisiast|e OV"'r llie let m. : ml .? good crowd of rooteiT will probably go in Novyborry to cheer them on to \ i< Ipvy ( n \V( diiesday. K.::s Ii y I'uilies. nuihhi r of her little friends to nn Easter hunl Saturday afternoon :iml . ??? \ ! : e :? i.... al tillK). Miss Ni'.n Copolaiid eiiteriaitied .-.n other party of young misses Friday :.lie-1.iinu with ill; egg bent Mrs. H /.. Wrlgiil and Mi ? Kallio I.e. Wright have issued u hundred lu vit lions to '?' reception for Wodnes day nftot noon. ;? ' : b ?!? of friend ? ol Mir.s Eunice Wofj'orll i ran (hi n : w edding. Mr; and Mrs. W. II. Owens, Sr. at half pin ? six o'clock Wedensday ?ri?ri. A pi || 20fh, i nd w ill lie \\ line "d by II liupibcr of guest-;. The |>r ispective bride h.'is been em ployed for about two years in the of lice Of Hid Columbia, New berry ami Laurens railway. The groom It n locomotive engineer in (ho employ of the same company. Their home will be in Columbia, Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. I W Lotlko have been visiting her relatives in the lower part of the State, Mrs. .1. A. Lniley Is attending the I"), \. It. Convi at! n: in Washlngloii. Mi's. W, D. Cop. land and little I nac spent last week In Newherry. BIG VOTING CONTEST NOW IN FULL BLAST Every Bit of Work Now Counts for Votes. LAURENS CANDIDATES NOW PICKING UP It is Hard to Tell lion lite Knee is Ho in!- to F.inl Hut uiic Thing is Certain, fit?- Ones tlint Work Hardest and Most Consistent!] Will Win the Prizes. Tlie great Chronicle-Advertiser Not ing Contest is commencing to gel roul upitlsli. The Interest in ii up until ilii- present time has been fairly grat ifying and satisfactory, hut within the pasl week tilings have begun t?? hunt. The contestants have realized that sonic mighty valuable prizes are in store for them and liny arc preparing to "take out papers on tlietn". When wo Inaugurated the eotilest we knew all tin- time ihnl she was bound to make good and now our hopes lire be lug realized. The ballots and sub scriptions are beginning to "How". However. If somebody would Just get out now and make a systematic, Simon pure, all wool and a. yard wide, c ut split and dried canvas of the section.', in which they live things would en liven up a Pit and a bi| bit at that : some)hing the size of an augur. Soe? If every man in I .an tens Count] was really approached on tin. question of taking The Advertiser and the Georgia-Carol inn Agriculturist and Weekly Chronicle combined we \y\ llcvo that Iben soiucbod.N would get such a lead in this race (hat the last esl through train on the Due West ex tension couldn't catch up Look for the score elsewhere. CLOSING KXKIM I'm S. Princeton School Will Ilm* l'i< nie and lllg llthicalioiial Wallt. On May IUlli flu < lot tili i xor.ci ? of the school Will !>' held on -ii" school erounds. An ? dm at ional i ami goneral picnic ate i;?. ivnti . of Gu occai Ion, I'Vmr v\ ty piominenl pouk its will be pecs' lit: Ij \.<l\\ in M. I'll VVMIAM (I U'.HS XSI'lvCTIO.V. Hell. Moore ami Cilpt, irowelhcr In Ma! c \ Ilmtal [pspl li< ? Friday. Tue annual Im p< el ion if Iii? Trn\ n I In mciim incut exercises of the city grad cd schools, on Wednesday May 17th. Itev. Mr. Gi'Of u I? olio of the he known ministers in the state, I? in: tbo pastor or the First Presbyterian chili* ii of Greeonwood, He Is always in demand for occasion) of till hind lllld the people of t lie eil SllOllld fOOl themselves fortuUfite In haviiifi secur ed him for this sermon . Iliilcrfnliimcnl at k llrldtre.